Events that have occurred or will occur in 2016 in South Africa. The incumbent President of South Africa is Jacob Zuma who was first elected in 2009 and was re-elected in 2014. Politically, South Africa is having the municipal elections in 2016. The political party with the current majority in most municipalities in South Africa is the African National Congress. In international sport, a South African team of 68 athletes will be competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics. South Africa will also be hosting the African football tournament, 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations.
